I am thrilled to be part of the artist lineup for the 2018 Guitar Alla Grande festival! In addition to the concert, I will also be giving a masterclass at 1:00 PM! Please follow the links below for more information.

Violinist Anna Baksheeva and I invite you to join us on an exciting journey through time as we explore the progression of chamber music for strings! Starting with Nicolo Paganini, we will play classic works for violin and guitar as well as some arrangements that are staples of the genre–and we won’t stop until we get it to the 20th century! We will be narrating our journey along the way, introducing the audience to the repertoire and providing biographical information for the composers. This is sure to be an exciting afternoon for all music lovers!

Please enjoy my recent video recording of Frank Martin’s Quatre Pièces Brèves! This piece was markedly avant-garde in comparison to other early 20th-Century guitar works and stands as the earliest known guitar piece to feature twelve-tone compositional techniques. With one foot firmly planted in French impressionism and another in German expressionism Frank Martin offers us a wonderfully unique foray into post-tonal music!

I recorded these videos with the help of Julian Bertino at the University of Ottawa in June, 2017.

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https://nathanbredeson.ca/2017/07/live-premier-astral-projection/#respondSat, 22 Jul 2017 21:51:04 +0000http://nathanbredeson.ca/?p=506Daniel Ramjattan did an excellent job premiering my composition Astral Projection at the 2017 Guitar Alla Grande Festival this past February. This piece was the first prize winner of the Ottawa Guitar Society composition competition in October of 2016.
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https://nathanbredeson.ca/2017/07/live-video-guitar-hamilton-2017/#respondMon, 17 Jul 2017 21:08:25 +0000http://nathanbredeson.ca/?p=502I was honored to be chosen to play in the finalists concert at Hamilton Guitar Competition. Although I ended up placing fourth, every competition is an opportunity for me to reflect on how I have improved since the last one and how I can continue to improve. I was particularly happy with my performance of two movements from Jacque Hetu’s Suite Op. 41, which I used to close my twenty-minute set. These two pieces offer a wide range of textural contrasts and moods, making them a strong addition to my competition repertoire list.

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https://nathanbredeson.ca/2017/05/summer-group-class-sight-reading/#respondWed, 24 May 2017 15:42:16 +0000http://nathanbredeson.ca/?p=485Do you play guitar? Have you always wanted to learn how to reach music but never got around to learning how? Are you interested in learning how to read music but are not sure where to begin or anxious to undertake it alone?

If any of these questions apply to you then you are an excellent candidate for my summer sight reading course. This course is designed for people who know how to play guitar but have no experience reading written music or want to develop their reading skills. Together we will go through the following concepts:

-Fretboard geography
-Understanding key signatures and time signatures
-Reading rhythmic notation
-Reading notes, both single lines and chords
-How to comfortably read in different positions

Whether you are completely new to sight reading or are looking to improve on your current abilities I can help you develop strategies to read with confidence. You will discover that learning how to sight read opens you up to entirely new sources of music that you can adapt for your guitar playing!

If you are interested in this course or would like to learn more about me and my approach you can visit my website at www.nathanbredeson.ca or email me at bredeson.nathan@gmail.com.

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https://nathanbredeson.ca/2017/05/summer-group-class-beginner-guitar/#respondWed, 24 May 2017 15:22:28 +0000http://nathanbredeson.ca/?p=479Join me this summer for my group beginner guitar class in Ottawa! This class will take students through the basics of guitar playing including basic rhythms and strumming patterns, simple chord shapes, finger picking patterns, and some melodic reading. It will be a fun, collaborative experience for all attendees! If you are interested, please contact bredeson.nathan@gmail.com for more information.
]]>https://nathanbredeson.ca/2017/05/summer-group-class-beginner-guitar/feed/0New Videos: Rameau for Guitar Duo!https://nathanbredeson.ca/2017/01/new-videos-rameau-for-guitar-duo/
https://nathanbredeson.ca/2017/01/new-videos-rameau-for-guitar-duo/#respondTue, 10 Jan 2017 02:15:05 +0000http://nathanbredeson.ca/?p=447Here are two videos that I recorded with my colleague and good friend Benjamin Dameron (http://bendameron.net/).